DAYDREAMS are believed by psychologists to be our wellspring of creativity for they open a window to our most neglected and untapped source of creativity. Visionaries daydream before creating conditions that are ripe for moments of insight to blossom. Albert Einstein, the famous scientist renowned for his Theory of Relativity, at the age of 16, daydreamed about travelling on a light beam – a bit of fanciful imagery that he later credited to his discovery of the Theory of Relativity. There are many such names that come to mind. Mozart, the music wizard, daydreamed about music during his long walks in the countryside, imagining sounds that became the basis of his famed compositions Walt Disney came up with the idea of his comic themes while idly watching his daughters ride on a merry-go-round. Daydreams have been loosely described by psychologists and neurologists as moments when spontaneous thoughts occur in our mind and when our awareness gets separated from the task at hand and from our immediate physical environment. In those moments we turn to our inner world. We can still drive or walk or wash dishes, but all this is as if we are on automaton pilot or in a semi-trance; we are not seeing the details of the real world any more. In short, the daydreams:
